Campodeidae

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Campodeidae
Campodea redii.jpg
Campodea redii
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Entognatha
Order: Diplura
Superfamily: Campodeoidea
Family: Campodeidae
Lubbock, 1873
A dipluran of the family Campodeidae

The Campodeidae are a family of hexapods belonging to the order Diplura. These pale, eyeless hexapods, the largest of which grow to around 12 mm in length, can be recognised by the two long, many-segmented cerci at the end of the abdomen. Abdominal spiracles are absent.[1]

There are at least 30 genera and 280 described species in Campodeidae.[2][3][4][5]

Genera[]

These 30 genera belong to the family Campodeidae:

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Insect Morphology and Phylogeny: A Textbook for Students of Entomology
  2. ^ a b "Campodeidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  3. ^ a b "Browse Campodeidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  4. ^ a b "Campodeidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
  5. ^ a b "Campodeidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-20.
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